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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VIII, The Voortrekkers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Old Seeker show Nxumalo and Chief Ngalo after he sees the "heavy earth"?
(a) A camel.
(b) A golden amulet from Persia.
(c) Silk from China.
(d) A diamond.

2. What is Dr. Nels Linnart's profession?
(a) He's a predikant.
(b) He's a teacher.
(c) He's a scientist.
(d) He's a doctor.

3. What has the king of Zimbabwe decreed that every man or woman passing the Field of Granite en route to Zimbabwe must take with them to the city?
(a) At least three granite bricks.
(b) Gold.
(c) Clay pots filled with water.
(d) Fresh zebra meat.

4. When Chief Ngalo asks his son Nxumalo to bring the "heavy earth" to show the Old Seeker, what does Nxumalo bring?
(a) Three iron ingots from Phalaborwa.
(b) A chunk of gold.
(c) A pot of soil.
(d) A diamond.

5. What does Voortrekker mean?
(a) A hunter of lions.
(b) A corn and potatoes farmer.
(c) Forward trekker.
(d) A member of the Voortrek family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does not describe Seena Van Valck?

2. Who leads the Voortrekkers as a general when they battle with the Zulus at Blood River in 1838?

3. When he is a boy, why does Shaka think he will one day be the Zulu chief?

4. Who does Nxumalo work with to eliminate Shaka?

5. Who inadvertently starts a war with the Xhosa tribe in Chapter Five by moving to land he doesn't realize has been allotted to the Xhosa by the governor?

(see the answer key)

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